A space specifically designed to support business expansion The Agents and Representatives Area is among the innovations being rolled out at the 21st edition of Vitrum. A meeting place for sales professionals in attendance at the show, this space is set aside just for them in Pavilion 7, stand B07-B09, where agents, representatives and manufacturers can register and then meet with exhibitors at the show looking to expand their area of influence. A useful service for companies looking to develop their business networks internationally, it reflects the spirit that has long been at the core of

A highlight of Vitrum 2019 is the thought-provoking, fact-filled calendar of in-depth Seminars on crucial topics of general and specific interest to glass industry professionals. Four informative, galvanizing events featuring high-profile speakers will offer trade professionals a valuable opportunity to share and compare and get up-to-date on the most cutting-edge technology and also preview possible future scenarios implementing that technology, the various technical standards of reference and the options for safeguarding proprietary company data. “This year, we envisioned an even more

G.D USA, Inc. a member of the Coesia Group, will invest $3.73 million to increase capacity and enhance technology at its facility in Chesterfield County, VA. The project will create up to 26 new jobs at the Richmond operations. “G.D USA is excited to continue to grow our company in Virginia, and specifically Chesterfield County, for years to come,” said Roberto Parmeggiani, General Manager of the North America Tobacco division and Richmond site. “We appreciate the continued support from the state and county to help us move forward.” Coesia is a group of innovation-based industrial and

From May 5 to 10, 2019 a group of 50 stone industry professionals from various countries were invited to Italy for MARMO+MAC 2019, a familiarization road trip focused on stone/marble processing technology. MARMO+MAC 2019 included visits to quarries and processing plants across Italy, as well as b2b meeting sessions with leading technology providers. The purpose of this trip was to allow international marble and stone industry professionals to learn about the latests technology and innovations while seeing them at work. MARMO+MAC 2019 program was designed to encourage peer to peer networking

WASHINGTON – Modula, an international group with an Italian HQ, that manufactures automated storage and retrieval systems, announced on June 11th at the SelectUSA Conference in Washington, D.C., that it will invest $26.5 million in a new manufacturing and logistics hub at a vacant facility in Franklin, Ohio, where it will create 100 new jobs. Modula Inc. Chief Executive Officer Antonio Pagano, who was joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and JobsOhio President and Chief Investment Officer J.P. Nauseef, said that Southwest Ohio would be the company’s

Hosted at the Moscow Fairgrounds, the event has reached its 21st anniversary and is the largest glass production, processing and finishing products show in Russia and Eastern Europe. The 2018 event encompassed 11,500 sq., had 396 exhibitors from 24 countries and attracted 7,500 visitors from 49 different countries. Companies participating in Mir Stekla 2019 as part of the group participation organized by Gimav with the support of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will occupy an area of 144 sq. m and present to an ever promising sales market the latest high-tech solutions for glass industry

Organized by Gimav jointly with ITA (Italian Trade Agency), this will be the first group attendance by Gimav members at the Istanbul event, to be held on 6-9 March at the Tüyap Fair & Congress Center. The 9th Eurasia Glass event, held concurrently in Istanbul with the Eurasia Window, Glass and Door Exhibition, is the region's foremost trade expo, and focuses on the latest products and applications for the glass sector. For the Italian Glass processing Machinery, Systems, Special Products and Accessories industry, with its distinctive export-oriented nature, this stage is a terrific opportunity

The biennial international exhibition has decided to squeeze its calendar from five to four days. From the next edition – scheduled from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29, May 2020, at FieraMilano-Rho – Xylexpo will last shorter: the decision was taken unanimously by the managing board of Cepra, the operating arm of exhibition owner Acimall, at the meeting held on October 10. “This option had been on the table for a while”, said Luigi De Vito, vice president of Acimall and Scm Division director. “The pace has changed, the exhibition business – like the manufacturing industry and the woodworking

The website makeover for Vitrum, the international trade show specialized in machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass and in glass and processed products for industry, is up and running and ready to be explored at https://www.vitrum-milano.com/en/. The new layout and graphic design offer the ultimate user-friendly experience thanks to an entirely updated information and communication format. Designed with the utmost usability of contents and information in mind, www.vitrum-milano.com was completely revamped to meet the needs of exhibitors and trade professionals. “ With the

Innovation Days 2018 (hashtag #attendID) took place the week of June 25th in Detroit and the greater Chicagoland area, offering Midwestern companies in the automotive, advanced manufacturing and robotics industries extensive opportunities to engage with a group of Italian delegates organized by the Italian Trade Agency via its Rome and Chicago Offices. The weeklong program underscored Italy’s position as US top solution provider while encouraging engagements between some of Italy’s leading companies and universities as they seeked to expand existing relationships and build new ones with